Postgres
Connect to Postgres
Connection methods
Connection methodsOverviewConnect MCP clientsConnect from any appNeon serverless driverNeon SQL EditorThe Neon SQL Editor allows you to run queries on your Neon databases directly from the Neon Console. In addition, the editor keeps a query history, permits saving queries, and provides Explain and Ana...psqlpgcliGUI applicationsLooker StudioLooker Studio is Google's data visualization and business intelligence platform. This guide explains how to connect your database to Looker Studio using a PostgreSQL data source. Get your database con...
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Access control & securitySecure your app with RLSCustom authentication providersData API AdvisorsThe Data API Advisors analyze your database schema and configuration to detect security and performance issues for tables and objects exposed by the Data API feature. They run a set of checks against ...
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Data anonymization
Data anonymizationAPI referenceThis page provides detailed API documentation for data anonymization. For conceptual overview and usage instructions, see Data Anonymization. The Neon API provides comprehensive control over anonymize...GitHub ActionsThis page shows how to automate data anonymization with GitHub Actions. For conceptual overview and usage instructions, see Data Anonymization. Automate anonymized branch creation using the Neon Creat...
Backup & restore
Backup strategiesAbout backup strategies About built in backups with instant restore Creating and automating backups using pg_dump Instant restore Neon supports different backup strategies, which you can use separatel...Instant restoreTime TravelHistory windowBackup with pg_dump
Automate pg_dump backups
Postgres guides
Data types
Functions
Aggregate functions
Date / Time functions
JSON functions
JSON functionsjsonjson_aggjsonarrayelementsjsonbuildobjectjson_eachjson_existsjsonextractpathjsonextractpath_textjson_objectjsonpopulaterecordjson_queryjson_scalarjson_serializejson_tablejsontorecordjson_valuejsonbarrayelementsjsonb_eachjsonbextractpathjsonbextractpath_textjsonb_objectjsonbpopulaterecordjsonbtorecord
Window functions
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Postgres RLS
Extensions
ExtensionsNeon supports the Postgres extensions shown below. Extension versions may differ by Postgres version. A dash ( ) indicates an extension is not yet supported for that version. Explore by category Insta...Extension exploreranonbtree_ginbtree_gistcitextcubedblinkdict_intearthdistancefuzzystrmatchhstoreintarraylakebase_textlakebase_tokenizerlakebase_vectorltreeneonneon_utilsonline_advisorpgcryptopgvectorpgragpg_cronpg_graphqlpg_mooncakeThe pg_mooncake extension enables fast analytic workloads in Postgres by adding native columnstore tables and vectorized execution (DuckDB). Columnstore tables improve analytical queries by storing da...pg_partmanpg_prewarmpgsessionjwtpgstatstatementspg_repackpg_searchpg_tiktokenpg_trgmpg_uuidv7pgrowlockspgstattupleplv8postgispostgis-relatedpostgres_fdwtablefunctimescaledbunaccentuuid-osspwal2json
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Lakebase Search
Lakebase SearchGet startedThis guide sets up Lakebase Search on a Neon project enabling both extensions, creating a schema that supports vector and full text search, inserting documents with embeddings, and querying from TypeS...Migrate from pg_searchpg_search (ParadeDB) was deprecated on Neon new installs were blocked, and existing installs were retired on September 21, 2026. lakebase_text is its replacement for BM25 search. This guide migrates y...
Plans & billing
Plans & billingPlansNeon offers plans to support you at every stage, from your first prototype to production at scale. Start for free, then pay only for what you use as your needs grow. Plan overview. Compare Neon's Free...Agent planManage billingSpending notificationsMonitor billingUsage and cost calculationsCost optimizationManaging your Neon costs effectively requires understanding how each billing factor works and implementing strategies to control usage. This guide provides actionable recommendations for optimizing co...Network transfer costsAWS Marketplace
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AccountsYour Neon account is your personal identity for logging in, managing your profile, and authenticating actions across all organizations you belong to. Account settings. You can access your Neon account...Permissions quickstartBy default, everyone you invite to your Neon organization can reach every project in it. That's fine until it isn't a contractor you brought in for one reporting project can open your production datab...User permissionsIn Neon, access works in two layers. Your organization role sets a baseline level of access across every project in the org, and per project permissions grant additional access on individual projects....
Organizations
OrganizationsManage OrganizationsLearn how to manage your organization's projects, invite members, set their access, and oversee billing details. For a breakdown of what each organization role and per project permission allows, see U...Add members by domainOrganization admins can add verified email domains so that users whose email matches one of those domains are automatically added as members when they sign up or log in. No manual invite is required f...Transfer projects
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Third-party monitoring
DatadogHow to set up the integration How to configure log forwarding The full list of externally available metrics Datadog API and Application Keys Identify Datadog site Available for Scale plan users, the N...Grafana CloudHow to set up the Grafana Cloud integration How to configure log forwarding The full list of externally available metrics Grafana Cloud OTLP Documentation Grafana Cloud Authentication and Permissions ...OpenTelemetryHow to configure OpenTelemetry exports from Neon Setup with Grafana OSS and Tempo Integration with Grafana Cloud Example config using New Relic OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) Specification Grafana Labs...pgAdminPgHero
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Vercel
VercelOverview. This page helps you quickly choose the best Neon–Vercel integration for your project. Whether you're starting fresh or have existing infrastructure, we'll guide you to the right solution. Ch...Vercel-Managed (Native Integration)What the Vercel Managed Integration is How to install it from the Vercel Marketplace How (and why) to enable automated Preview Branching Where to manage billing and configuration Neon Managed Integrat...Neon-Managed (Connectable Account)The purpose of the Neon Managed Integration How to install it from Connectable Accounts How automated Preview Branching works How to manage environment variables and branch cleanup Vercel Managed Inte...Managing preview branch cleanupHow branch cleanup differs between integration types Why Vercel's retention policy delays cleanup How to reduce the retention period How to set up immediate cleanup via GitHub Actions Vercel Managed I...Manual SetupConnecting to Neon from VercelMigrating from Vercel Postgres
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Replicate from Neon
AirbyteBemiClickHouseConfluentDatabricksDecodableEstuary FlowFivetranInngestMaterializeNeon to NeonNeon's logical replication feature allows you to replicate data from one Neon project to another. This enables different usage scenarios, including Cross region replication Replicating data from a Neo...PostgresPrisma PulseSequinSnowflakeStacksync
Replicate to Neon
AlloyDBThis guide describes how to replicate data from AlloyDB Postgres to Neon using native Postgres logical replication. The steps in this guide follow those described in Set up native PostgreSQL logical r...AWS RDSNeon's logical replication feature allows you to replicate data from Amazon RDS PostgreSQL to Neon using Lakebase Postgres. Prerequisites. A source database in Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL containing the...Cloud SQLThis guide describes how to replicate data from Cloud SQL Postgres using native Postgres logical replication, as described in Set up native PostgreSQL logical replication, in the Google Cloud SQL docu...PostgresNeon's logical replication feature allows you to replicate data from a local Postgres instance or another Postgres provider to Neon. If you're looking to replicate data from one Lakebase Postgres inst...Replicate from AzureThis guide describes how to migrate your database from Azure Database for PostgreSQL to Neon, using logical replication. Logical replication for Postgres transfers data from a source Postgres database...Replicate from SupabaseThis guide describes how to replicate data from Supabase to Neon using native Postgres logical replication with Lakebase Postgres. The steps in this guide follow those described in Replicate to anothe...
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Why Neon?
Start with Neon
One-command setupSet up Neon for your project without leaving your editor. You have two options let your AI coding assistant install the Neon tooling and connect your project for you, or run neon init yourself in a te...Full backend quickstartConnect your appTour the Neon backendOn Neon, a single neon.ts file declares your whole backend a Postgres database, S3 compatible Object Storage, long running Functions, an AI Gateway for calling LLMs through one credential, managed Aut...Tour the Neon ConsoleHow to view and modify data in the console Create an isolated database copy per developer Reset your branch to production when ready to start new work About branching Branching workflows Connect Neon ...
Frontend & Frameworks
Frameworks
FrameworksAstroBunEntity FrameworkEncoreExpressMedusa.jsMedusa is an open source headless e commerce platform that provides a flexible backend for building modern e commerce applications. It uses Postgres as its primary database to store all product, order...Micronaut KotlinMicronaut is a modern, JVM based, full stack framework for building modular, easily testable microservice and serverless applications. This guide describes how to create a database on Neon and connect...NestJSNext.jsNode.jsNuxtPhoenixThis guide describes how to connect Neon in a Phoenix application. Ecto provides an API and abstractions for interacting databases, enabling Elixir developers to query any database using similar const...Quarkus (JDBC)Quarkus is a Java framework optimized for cloud environments. This guide shows how to connect to Neon from a Quarkus project using the PostgreSQL JDBC driver. To connect to a Lakebase Postgres databas...Quarkus (Reactive)Quarkus is a Java framework optimized for cloud environments. This guide shows how to connect to Neon from a Quarkus project using a Reactive SQL Client. To connect to a Lakebase Postgres database fro...ReactReact RouterReflexRemixSolidStartSveltekitSymfonySymfony is a free and open source PHP web application framework. Symfony uses the Doctrine library for database access. Connecting to a Lakebase Postgres database from Symfony with Doctrine is the sam...HonoRedwoodSDKVue
Languages
Languages.NETThis guide describes how to create a Neon project and connect to it from a .NET (C) application using Npgsql, a .NET data provider for PostgreSQL. You'll build a console application that demonstrates ...ElixirThis guide describes how to create a Neon project and connect to it from an Elixir application using Postgrex, a high performance, concurrent, and robust PostgreSQL driver for Elixir. You'll learn how...GoThis guide describes how to create a Neon project and connect to it from a Go (Golang) application using pgx, a high performance and feature rich PostgreSQL driver for Go. You'll learn how to connect ...JavaThis guide describes how to create a Neon project and connect to it from a Java application using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), the standard API for interacting with relational databases in Lakeb...JavaScriptKotlinThis guide describes how to create a Neon project and connect to it from a Kotlin application using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), the standard API for interacting with relational databases on the...PythonRust
ORMs
ORMsDjango (Django ORM)To connect to Neon from a Django application Prerequisites. A Neon account and project with connection parameters ready Python 3.8+ installed An existing Django project (or create one with django admi...DrizzleElixir EctoThis guide describes how to connect from an Elixir application with Ecto, which is a database wrapper and query generator for Elixir. Ecto provides an API and abstractions for interacting databases, e...KyselyLaravel (Eloquent)Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. Connecting to Neon from Laravel is the same as connecting to a standalone Lakebase Postgres installation from Laravel. Only the ...Ruby on Rails (ActiveRecord)Ruby on Rails, also known simply as Rails, is an open source web application framework written in Ruby. It uses a model view controller architecture, making it a good choice for developing database ba...SQLAlchemySQLAlchemy is a Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper (ORM) that provides application developers with the full power and flexibility of SQL. This guide describes how to create a project on N...Tortoise ORMTortoise ORM is an easy to use asyncio Object Relational Mapper (ORM) inspired by Django. It is designed specifically for asynchronous Python applications, making it a great choice for building effici...Better DrizzleHow to set up better drizzle with Lakebase Postgres How to define schemas, seed, and query your database How to use plugins, hooks, and transactions in better drizzle better drizzle documentation bett...
Migrate to Neon
Utilities
Import Data AssistantThe Import Data Assistant can help you automatically import your existing database. The assistant supports databases smaller than 10 GB; you only need a connection string to get started. In addition t...pgdump / pgrestorepgcopydbWhy use pgcopydb Setting up environment variables for migration Monitoring the migration process Advanced usage options pgcopydb GitHub repository pgcopydb documentation pgcopydb is an open source too...
Migrate from
Digital OceanThis guide describes how to migrate a Postgres database from Digital Ocean to Neon using the pg_dump and pg_restore utilities, which are part of the Postgres client toolset. pg_dump works by dumping b...FirebaseThis guide describes how to migrate data from Firebase Firestore to Lakebase Postgres. We'll use a custom Python script to export data from Firestore to a local file, and then import the data into Lak...HerokuThis guide describes how to import your data from Heroku Postgres to Neon. The instructions assume that you have installed the Heroku CLI, which is used to transfer data from Heroku. For installation ...MSSQLThis guide describes how to migrate your database from a Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) database to Lakebase Postgres using pgloader. The pgloader utility transforms data to a Postgres compatible format...SQLiteThis guide describes how to migrate your SQLite database to Lakebase Postgres using pgloader pgloader is an open source data loading and migration tool that efficiently transfers data from various sou...MySQLThis topic describes how to migrate your MySQL database to Lakebase Postgres using pgloader. The pgloader utility transforms data to a Postgres compatible format as it is read from your MySQL database...PlanetScaleThis guide provides step by step instructions for migrating a PlanetScale MySQL database to Lakebase Postgres using the pgloader utility. pgloader is an open source tool that facilitates data migratio...RailwayThis guide describes how to migrate a database from Railway to Lakebase Postgres using the pg_dump and pg_restore utilities, which are part of the Postgres client toolset. pg_dump works by dumping bot...RenderThis guide describes how to migrate a database from Render to Lakebase Postgres. We use the pg_dump and pg_restore utilities, which are part of the Postgres client toolset. pg_dump works by dumping bo...SupabaseThis guide describes how to migrate a database from Supabase to Lakebase Postgres. We use the pg_dump and pg_restore utilities, which are part of the Postgres client toolset. pg_dump works by dumping ...TursoNeon to NeonSchema-onlyThis topic shows how to perform a schema only migration using the pg_dump and pg_restore Postgres utilities. A schema only migration may be necessary in certain scenarios. For example, when replicatin...
Migration services
Region migration
OverviewAzure regions deprecationNeon Azure regions were deprecated on April 7, 2026. We recommend migrating projects in Azure regions to another region by October 5, 2026. As of April 7, 2026, Neon's Azure regions are deprecated, an...Neon to another regionNeon to LakebaseThis guide describes how to migrate a Neon database to Databricks Lakebase Postgres using pg_dump and pg_restore. Logical replication from Neon to Lakebase is not supported. However, you can replicate...Postgres-compatible export
Building on Neon
OAuth integration
Embedded Postgres
Embedded PostgresNeon makes it easy to embed Postgres into your platform with one second provisioning, autoscaling, and scale to zero, so each user gets an isolated database without the overhead. Databases are provisi...Configure consumption limitsQuery consumption metricsUsing the Neon API, you can query consumption metrics to track your resource usage. This page covers the two v2 metrics endpoints for usage based plans. To monitor usage in the Console instead, see Mo...Query consumption metrics (legacy)Using the Neon API, you can query project level consumption metrics with the legacy endpoint. The Management API only allows this path for Scale plans and above (legacy Scale, Business, and Enterprise...
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Guides
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CLI
Getting started
Setup and context
logininitThe init command sets up the current directory to use Neon with your AI coding assistant. It's a thin wrapper that runs Neon's other setup commands for you it installs agent tooling, links a Neon proj...askmcpskillspluginsclaimbootstraplinkcheckoutgitenvset-contextopenmeThe me command shows information about the authenticated Neon CLI user login, email, name, and projects limit. Usage. Options. Takes only the global options. Examples. Show details with output json, w...profileapi-keyscompletionThe completion command generates a shell completion script for neon. Once installed, the script presents the possible commands and options when you press the tab key after typing or partially typing a...
Projects and branches
snapshotsdiffprojectsThe projects command lists, creates, updates, deletes, recovers, and retrieves Neon projects from the terminal. For information about projects in Neon, see Projects. Subcommands that show no options t...branchesThe branches command lists, creates, renames, deletes, and retrieves details about branches in your Neon project. It also sets the default branch, adds a compute or read replica to a branch, restores ...databasesrolesThe roles command lists, creates, and deletes roles in a Neon project from the terminal. For information about roles in Neon, see Manage roles. If project id is omitted, the CLI resolves it from your ...operations
Connect to Postgres
Configuration commands
Functions, storage and data
functionsThe functions command manages Neon Functions on a branch. This is the command reference; for the full deployment workflow, see Deploy functions. To run functions locally, see neon dev. neon functions ...triggersThe triggers command manages function triggers on a branch. A trigger invokes a Neon Function on a cron schedule (schedule), or when an object is created in an Object Storage bucket (storage_object_cr...bucketsdata-apineon-authcredentialsThe credentials command manages scoped credentials on a branch. A credential grants an application or agent direct access to a branch's surfaces without an account API key. Each credential carries one...
Organizations and networking
Debugging
API
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Authentication
AuthenticationAdd an OAuth providerAdd domain to redirect_uri whitelistCreate new auth userDelete auth userDelete domain from redirect_uri whitelistDelete OAuth providerDisable Neon Auth for the branchEnable Neon Auth for the branchList domains in redirect_uri whitelistList OAuth providers for the branchRetrieve email and password configurationRetrieve email provider configurationRetrieve localhost allow settingRetrieve Neon Auth details for the branchRetrieve Neon Auth plugin configurationsRetrieve Neon Auth webhook configurationRetrieve phone number plugin configurationSend test email using the saved email providerUpdate auth configurationUpdate auth user roleUpdate email and password configurationUpdate email provider configurationUpdate localhost allow settingUpdate magic link plugin configurationUpdate Neon Auth webhook configurationUpdate OAuth providerUpdate organization plugin configurationUpdate phone number plugin configurationSend test email
Branches
BranchesCompare database schemaCreate anonymized branchCreate branchCreate databaseCreate roleDelete branchDelete databaseDelete roleFinalize branch restore from snapshotList branch endpointsList branchesList databasesList rolesReset role passwordRestore branch to a historical stateRetrieve anonymized branch statusRetrieve branch detailsRetrieve database detailsRetrieve database schemaRetrieve masking rulesRetrieve number of branchesRetrieve role detailsRetrieve role passwordSet branch as defaultStart anonymizationUpdate branchUpdate databaseUpdate masking rules
Buckets
Consumption
Credentials
Data API
Endpoints
Functions
FunctionsCreate a triggerDelete a custom domain from a branchDelete a function on the branchDelete a triggerDeploy code to a functionGet a triggerGet function detailsList functions on the branchList the custom domains on a branchList triggers on the branchRegister a custom domain on a branchUpdate a functionUpdate a trigger
Logs
Operations
Organizations
OrganizationsAssign or update VPC endpointCreate organization API keyCreate organization invitationsDelete VPC endpointList organization API keysList organization invitationsList organization membersList VPC endpointsList VPC endpoints across all regionsRemove organization memberRemove organization spending limitRetrieve organization detailsRetrieve organization member detailsRetrieve organization spending limitRetrieve VPC endpoint detailsRevoke organization API keySet organization spending limitTransfer projects between organizationsUpdate role for organization member
Projects
ProjectsAccept a project transfer requestAdd JWKS URLCreate a project transfer requestCreate projectDelete JWKS URLDelete projectDelete VPC endpoint restrictionGrant project accessList available shared preload librariesList JWKS URLsList org members and their project rolesList project accessList projectsList shared projectsList VPC endpoint restrictionsRecover a deleted projectRemove an org member's role on a projectRetrieve connection URIRetrieve project detailsRevoke project accessSet an org member's role on a projectSet VPC endpoint restrictionUpdate project
Regions
Snapshots
Storage
Users
Legacy Auth
Legacy AuthDeprecated: These endpoints are from a previous version of Neon Auth. For new integrations, use the Authentication endpoints instead.Create Auth Provider SDK keysTransfer Neon-managed auth project to your own accountAdd an OAuth providerAdd trusted redirect URI domainCreate Neon Auth integrationCreate new auth userDelete auth userDelete integration with auth providerDelete OAuth providerDelete trusted redirect URI domainList active integrations with auth providersList OAuth providersList trusted redirect URI domainsRetrieve email server configurationUpdate email server configurationUpdate OAuth provider
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Neon Functions
Neon FunctionsGet startedA function takes a request and returns a web response, running on long lived Node.js compute next to your database. The request can come over HTTP, or from a Function Trigger on a schedule or object u...Deploy and manageCustom domainsLogsEnvironment variablesAuthentication
Function Triggers
Use cases
Example apps
Discord botDiscord can deliver slash commands over HTTP. There's no Gateway connection and no discord.js client. Discord POSTs each interaction to the Interactions Endpoint URL on your app. This guide uses a Neo...Telegram botTelegram can send bot updates to an HTTPS webhook. A Neon Function can receive those updates, run bot commands and query Postgres from the same branch. The template verifies the secret token on each i...WhatsApp botWhatsApp Cloud API sends incoming messages to HTTP webhooks. In this guide, you deploy a Neon Function as the webhook endpoint. The function verifies Meta's requests, handles bot commands and sends re...